Susanto, Tirta book opening wins<\/p>\n
Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Junior players Susanto Megaranto and Tirta Candra registered wins
\nin the opening round of the Gunadarma \"elo-rating\" chess
\ntournament here on Monday.<\/p>\n
The two, 16 years old, who guided Indonesia to the bronze
\nmedal at the 2002 World Youth Chess Olympiad in Kuala Lumpur, are
\ncurrently competing against their seniors in the 16-strong event.<\/p>\n
Tirta, who played white, forced Johan Gunawan to give up in 51
\nmoves when the latter was a piece down in the endgame while,
\nSusanto, playing black, appeared to be somewhat lucky in his
\ndefeat of FIDE Master (FM) Kasmiran.<\/p>\n
Kasmiran was two pawns up over Susanto in the endgame and the
\nmaterial advantage might have provided grounds for a win.
\nHowever, with control time ticking away, Kasmiran took so long to
\ncalculate his moves that he was unaware he had already run out of
\ntime.<\/p>\n
Kasmiran looked upset and appeared to be reluctant to
\nelaborate when asked to assess his endgame.<\/p>\n
\"I can't say whether or not the position was a winning one for
\nme. I was beaten by the clock,\" he said after the match, which
\nextended to as many as 81 moves.<\/p>\n
Three grand masters in the tournaments scraped through to
\nvictories against their respective opponents, GM Edhi Handoko
\ndefeating FM Nurdin Askali, GM Ruben Gunawan stopping FM Sukirman
\nTeddy and GM Ardiansyah pounding Anjas Novita.<\/p>\n
Other winners were Tirto over Yoseph Majella and FM Irwanto
\nSadikin over FM Maksum Firdaus, with Iwan Prihastomo and Hanny
\nMarentek drawing in their match.<\/p>\n
The four-category tournament provides non-GM players with a
\nchance of earning an International Master (IM) norm on condition
\nthat they manage to score at least 10 points. IM norm is an
\ninitial step to earning a full IM title.<\/p>",
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